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ENVELOP. APPLICATION FILED IIAY 2`. 1914.

Patented May 11, 1915.-

BILI. mams THIS TAG *www como WILLIAM'E. -WESTBERGQ 0F WILLMAR,MINNESOTA.

ENVELOP.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E.` Wns'r- Bnno, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Willmar, in the county of Kandiyohi and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain 4 new and useful Improvements inEnvelops,

' of which the following is a specification.

facilitating the My invention relates to envelops.

The primary object ofA my invention resides in the Vprovision of an'envelop used especially for sending out bills and .packages in bakeries,ice cream plants, etc., having means detachably carried thereby forlocation of the ,empty pack- .age or case, the means beingdetached-before sending and vfiled in an index system.

Another object of my invention is to provide-an improved blank for anenvelop of the character described that is simple .in construction,eliicient in operation, and one that can be manufactured and placed onthe market ata minimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scopeof my invention will be more readily understood' from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claim forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings :-Fi gure 1- represents a top plan view of myinvention; Fig.` 2 represents a bottom plan view of my invention; Fig. 3represents a sectional Iview taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; `and Fig.4 represents a plan view ofthe blank used for forming an envelop.

" Referring more-particularly to the drawings wherein similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout the different views, Iprovide a blank comprising a central or body portion 1 with side iaps 2and 3, thelatter having a gummed edg .4, to top flap 5 having a .gummededge 6 and a bottom iap 7. The bottom edge of the bottom flap 7 is cutdiagonal to the body portion 1 as at 8 and is provided with a gummededge 9 and a gummed side edge 10, the latter having extending therefroma recording flap 1I which is made detachable by means of perforations12.

In assembling the blank, the side liap 2 is `folded upon the bodyportion 1 and side iap 3 'is folded upon the body portion and the gummededge 4 thereof is dampened and 'engaged upon the side Hap 2. The bottomflap 7 is then dampened and secured in posispeciacation of LettersPatent. Application mea-my 2. 1914. serial No. 885,966.

Patented May 11, 1915.

tion'about the side aps as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawin s. Therecording' flap l1 1s then folded an is arrai `Jedupon the front face ofthe envelop as clearly shown 1n Fig. 1 of the drawings. i

' In order to provide a meansfor facilitatingthe attachment of theenvelop to a container and for retaining a bill or. the like within theenvelop', I have positioned reg'- istering openings 13 through thecentral, side and bottom flaps and have secured about the opening on theouter face of the and address printed on the front face of the bodyportion- 1, the date being the date of the delivery -of the container orpackage,

the number cor-responding to the number of the container and the frontface of the envelop has also printed thereon the number of the containerand corresponds with the number on the recording flap. Before delivery,the form being lled out as described, theI recording flap is detachedtherefrom by means of the perforations 12 and filed away` in an indexsystem. The bill is placed in the envelop and a suitable fastening meanssuch as a cord or the like passed through the opening 13 andthe billwithin the'envelop and attached to the container, whereupon the latteris delivered. In the event that the empty container is not returnedwithin the course of a reasonable length of time, the shipper willresort to his index system and in this manner determine the whereaboutof the container, whereupon the buyer is promptly notified and asked toreturn the same.-

Although I have not set forth the kind of material used in forming thisblank, it is advisable that the same have suiicient strength as not to-be easily torn and be suficiently stiff to facilitate the 'filing ofthe same.

It is thought to be obvious to thoseskilled in the art that it is notnecessary to employ body portion 1 and the outer face of the a cardindex system as I could have other means for recording the Iiap anddetermining the Whereabout of the empty container.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it can easily be seen that I have provided a blank that issimple in construction that can be easily manufactured and Whenmanufactured can be placed upon the market and sold at a minimum cost.

It Will be understood that the above description and accompanyingdrawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of myinvention and that various minor changes in detail ofconstructiom'proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made Withinthe scope ofthe appended claim and Without sacrificing any of theadvantages of my invention.

I claim- An envelop formed from a blank of substantially sti'l materialcomprising a sub` stantially rectangular body portion adapted for thereception of an address, side flaps extending therefrom and foldable onthe rear face of the body portion, the outer longitudinal edge of one ofthe side flaps Lisanne being gummed for engagement with the other of theside iiaps, extending from the bod portion and foldable thereon, abottom ap rojecting from the body portion and folda le thereon, `theouter edge of the bottom iap being cut diagonal, a recording napextending from the enlarged end of the bottom 'lap and foldable over theupper corner of the front WLLAM E. WESTBERG.

Witnesses:

Gro. H. OTTERNESS, H. T. OLSON..

a gummed top `flap provided with reg-

